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Object Number 970-28-60/13245
Display Title Plaster cast; impressions of seals.
Descriptions
Object Description Plaster cast bearing the impression of ll seals used by merchants and tradesmen of Dilmun in their buisness transactions prior to 2300 B.C.
Inventory Description Art 3-D, casting, cast with impressions of assorted seals, mended
Classification
  • Casting
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Bahrain
Additional Geographic Terms Persian Gulf
Materials Plaster
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 9.3 x 1.3 cm (8 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-28-60/13245; Dilmun seal

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